they set out for a future that would serve the children well
through the waters put some distance between themselves and hell
they had money they were glad to trade for some documents and a name
for family they had photographs, gathered in a frame
They learned to speak the native tongue, they had hoped to make a friend
but the meaning of the words they never seemed to understand
when they tried to make a joke, it somehow didn't seem so kind
and with the help of time became what they tried to leave behind
they were aliens, in a foreign land
searching for a better world, but crashing somewhere else
oh they were aliens, something less than man
a threat to people's happiness, and trouble for their minds
the money wasn't hard to make, but it was hard to keep
the hole they made a home in every day a bit more deep
when the children had adjusted, had a life to call their own
they put to use those documents, across the waters that led back home
but they were aliens, in a foreign land
searching for a world they knew, but finding something else
they were aliens, to their countryman
with different views on happiness that troubled the people's mind
they kept crossing waters to find a place where they belonged
and though they had each other, they couldn't help but feel alone
the search became a joke that somehow didn't seem so kind
but with the help of time they came to understand
that we're all aliens, in a foreign land
coming from a better world, and headed somewhere else
oh we are aliens, and somehow also man
here to bring some happiness, and trouble...
because we're aliens, in a foreign land
searching for a better world, but crashing somewhere else
oh we are aliens, and with our fellow man
we're looking for some happiness, and a little peace of mind
credits
from Revolutions EP,
released April 7, 2017
PERFORMERS
Carlos A. Machado (guitar, vocals, lyrics)
Madeline Herdeman (cello, vocals)
Jack Saunders (bass, electric guitar)
Rick Richards (drums, percussion)
Carlos J. Machado (charrasca)
BEHIND THE SCENES...
Bigelow "Jimmy" Hall (executive producer)
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jack Saunders at White Cat Studio
Produced by Carlos A. Machado & Jack Saunders
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